Ludhiana, Feb. 21 -- Punjabi poet Darshan Khatkar was conferred with Pritam Singh Bassi Memorial Award at a ceremony held at Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College, Ludhiana. The award, given by the BC Cultural Foundation of Surrey, Canada, in collaboration with Punjabi Lok Virasat Academy, recognises Khatkar's immaculate contributions to Punjabi literature.

Gurbhajan Singh Gill, convener of the event, highlighted the literary contributions of Darshan Khatkar, a renowned revolutionary poet whose work has long reflected social and political issues. Writing for decades, Khatkar first gained prominence with 'Sangi Sathi' (1973), a poetry collection featuring verses penned during his imprisonment in 1971. His recent anthology 'Ulte Rukh Parwaz...